The Beano dismiss claims Disney Pixar's Inside Out was inspired by Numskulls characters

FANS of the D. C. Thomson comic claimed Inside Out may have ripped off the long-running characters The Numskulls, but a special edition has poked fun at the similarities.

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Beano fans say Inside Out has similarities to the Numskulls

DISNEY Pixar's latest blockbuster Inside Out has generated £60 million at the box office in it's first few days of release.

But fans of D. C. Thomson's legendary comic The Beano claim the movie may have ripped off its long-running characters, the Numskulls.

Inside Out takes place inside of the mind of 11-year-old Riley with five emotions - Joy, Fear, Sadness, Disgust and Anger - helping her to make life choices and store important memories.

And Beano fans have pointed out the movie's resemblance to the Numskulls, where five creatures help control the mind of a child called Edd.

And now the Dundee publisher has responded to the similarities between the animated film and the comic's characters in a new special edition, which you can see below.

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The latest Numskulls comic mentions the hit film

Editor-in-chief of The Beano, Mike Stirling, told ITV News: “We’re flattered that people have drawn similarities between the Numskulls and Inside Out.

"There are differences though, between Edd’s Numskulls and Riley’s emotions, so in The Beano this week Edd sees the movie to find out what everyone is talking about. This leaves the Numskulls confused, and a little intrigued!

"Everyone who has appeared in The Beano has taken it as a major compliment, and we hope that Riley’s emotions are pleased they’ve now got their own little piece of comic history too. Maybe they’ll be so pleased they’ll get us involved in the sequel?”

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The Numskulls have been mainstays of The Beano, having regularly appeared in the comic since the 1960s.

Inside Out director Peter Docter recently said that the idea for the film came from his own daughter.

The movie has been a massive success since it opened in the US in June and in the UK earlier this month.

It became an instant box office hit, grossing over $550 million (£350 million) at cinemas worldwide.